Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Posh homes plan for 'des res' town sparks tide of protest
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA huge tide of protest is rising against plans for a £37million scheme for 104 posh new homes in the centre of one of Greater Manchester's most "des res" towns.
Proposals have been tabled for the new houses - some of which are projected to sell for £600,000-plus - in the middle of Altrincham.
Consultants working alongside applicant Trafford Housing Trust (THT) have advised that there should be no affordable housing element to the new homes projected for New Street.
The narrow street where Victorian cottages adorn both sides is already plagued by motorists using it as a "rat run" and driving at "ridiculous speeds", say residents.
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